The article itself is a testament to what Terri's fight is about. The inconvenient have been given a death sentency by the courts. Of course the Heralds' wildly leftist leaning will try and blame anyone with the name "Bush".
It is very interesting how the Herald also BURRIED this article in the back pages of the paper today.
Gotta give them their "dignity" somehow?
Hitler started with homeless vets, then moved on to the children, then to the elderly/terminally ill. then he got to the Jews and political opponents. Wake up and smell the smoke. I wonder how they are going to solve the massive dead body problem. Cremation?
The deathacrats answer to fixing Social Security no doubt. (sarcasm)
Yep. I'm registered and this is the gist of the article. They cite specific cases in Florida.
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Two developmentally disabled adults who lived in group homes in Brandon, and two others under the care of The ARC in St. Lucie County, have died since October 2004, a month after the state required the operator of the two Brandon group homes to change the way residents received nursing care.
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Officials at the Agency for Persons with Disabilities have reviewed the four deaths and found no evidence to suggest that statewide cost-cutting measures in any way contributed, said agency spokesman Scottie Howell.
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In 2001, the state hired a private company, Maximus Inc., to look for ways to save money. Under a $5.2 million, three-year contract, renewed in January 2003, Maximus reviews care plans for disabled Floridians who choose to live outside more costly segregated institutions. The clients usually live with family members, in group homes, or even alone with help.
I used bugmenot account:
e-mail: noreg@member.com
password: blah4u
and it worked.
Here are the beginning paragraphs of the story:
A federally funded watchdog group is investigating the recent deaths of four disabled Floridians amid an aggressive campaign by the state to cut millions of dollars from programs that provide medical care for disabled people in community settings.
Two developmentally disabled adults who lived in group homes in Brandon, and two others under the care of The ARC in St. Lucie County, have died since October 2004, a month after the state required the operator of the two Brandon group homes to change the way residents received nursing care.
A woman at one Brandon home developed such a severe infection at the site of her feeding tube that she has been hospitalized in intensive care since Feb. 13.
''We will be looking into these deaths,'' said Sylvia Smith, of the watchdog group, the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities in Tallahassee.
``This is a top priority, and it should be a top priority for the state.''
Time to starve the Democrats.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1371538
Law Changed by Hospice Where Terri is Dying:
Felos was Board member and Chairman of Board. Filed for a motion in Greer's court to remove Terri's feeding tube in 1998.
Felos was on Board of Directors of Hospice until 2001.
Terri was moved to the Florida Suncoast Hospice in 2000.
Bump for later.
Over here.